Cathleen Galgiani

Three weeks ago, Gov. Jerry Brown confidently predicted that the vexing question of how to extend a tax on healthcare plans in order to fund state medical coverage for the poor was well on its way to being solved.

"We need the [managed care organization] tax now — this month," Brown said. "We’re going to get it. We’ve got to get it."

But as January has come to a close, his administration has yet to nail down an overhaul that can win support from the insurers, much less secure the Republican votes necessary to...

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